Can a global pandemic affect temperatures on the Moon? A 2024 study linked worldwide lockdowns with a drop in heat radiation reaching the Moon from Earth – but now scientists say that wasn't actually ...

As the moon travels around Earth, we see more or less of the illuminated half. Moon phases describe how much of the moon's disk is illuminated from our perspective. New moon: The moon is between ...

The internet is currently swimming with talk about an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. "Could" is a stretch, however, ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

February has already been an exciting month for planet-spotting, with a six-strong parade of planets gracing our skies and a gas giant forming a celestial duo with the Moon. After all, this month ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the ... this year and their traditional names. (All times Eastern; * denotes a Super ...

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

When it comes to this pair, the cosmos is always standing by with a fire extinguisher. “Things are hot between these two—a fiery (Laroi) chart plus a watery (Tate) chart equals a super-steamy ...

It symbolizes completion, release, and peace with what we want to leave behind. If new moons are about planning and starting something new, the full ones are about gaining clarity through revelations ...

Now, imagine extending the lines to 30,000,000 miles, the current estimated distance between Earth and 2024 ... Instead, scientists “plot all the possible orbits that fit the given observational ...

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.